Quietly, Hu Weiyong and Zhao Cheng have reached some kind of agreement. Hu Weiyong is not afraid of Zhao Cheng's change of hexagram at all, Zhao Cheng is already a eunuch and has lost the ability to have children, Zhao Xiaohu is his only offspring, it is impossible for him to let this single seedling have an accident.

Ma Xiuying only thinks that Zhao Cheng is greedy for power, and even his wife and children rush back to his hometown and ignore it, in fact, Zhao Cheng does this to protect his family. He knew that Zhu Yuanzhang was now short-tempered and angry, so he didn't want his son to stay in the capital to avoid trouble. If he really didn't care about his son, he wouldn't have asked Zhu Yuanzhang to change Zhao Xiaohu to a good name and allow him to study in the academy in the future.

It's a pity that he wants his son to avoid the whirlpool of power struggle, but the power struggle still comes to the door, and he has no way to resist Hu Weiyong's coercion at all, because he doesn't dare to gamble with his only son. The matter was reported to Zhu Yuanzhang, and Hu Weiyong lost his official position at most, but his son's life could not be guaranteed, so whether it was for his son or for himself, he could only agree to Hu Weiyong's conditions.

Ma Xiuying didn't know that these things had happened after she left, and she walked aimlessly on Lin **.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought that the trees in the palace were not lush enough, so he specially transplanted many large trees for more than decades in the palace, these leafy trees have been able to block the strong sunlight, but they can not dispel the heat of the scorching summer, especially the cicadas on the trees are inexhaustible, "know, know" makes people upset.

Ma Xiuying slapped her palm on the trunk of the tree, and the cicada was quiet for a moment, and soon screamed "know, know", as if protesting what had just happened, and screamed louder and louder.

Ma Xiuying rubbed her red palms and smiled bitterly, what are you angry with these cicadas, their chirping is out of instinct, no matter how infinite manpower is, it can't extinguish the instinct of animals, just like no matter how powerful a person is, he can't stop birth, old age, sickness and death.

Xun Ying hurriedly wiped Ma Xiuying's hand with a silk handkerchief.

Fushun cautiously asked, "Is the master going back to Kunning Palace now?"

Ma Xiuying shook her head, "I don't have to worry about the emperor, I will go to the imperial study to take a look in a while, and I will sit around here for a while." Choose a secluded place and don't run into officials. ”

Fushun led the way in front, "The slave only knew that there was a Yuncen Pavilion in Bitong Garden behind the imperial study, which was built on Xiyan Mountain, and not far from the imperial study, you could still see the movement here." ”

It didn't take a few minutes to arrive at Yuncen Pavilion, a small and exquisite pavilion built on the mountain, hidden in the green trees, with pavilions and terraces, quiet and elegant. Standing at the foot of the rockery, you can only faintly see the corner of the pavilion, but standing in the pavilion, you can see the sparkling royal lake in the distance and the temple with high and low levels nearby.

The breeze passing through the pavilion is refreshing and pleasant. Ma Xiuying's irritable heart seemed to be soothed, and she sat on the railing, quietly counting the golden glazed tiles on the imperial study.

This sat for nearly two hours, during which Ma Xiuying saw many ministers entering and leaving the imperial study, some in a hurry, and some in a hurry. Suddenly, she found a palace maid wandering in the woods outside the imperial study, refusing to leave for a long time.

The distance was too far for Ma Xiuying to see the other party's appearance clearly, so she ordered Fushun to quietly check the identity of the palace maid.

After a while, Fushun turned around and told the palace maid that it was Guo Xia, the maid of Jingyang Palace.

"Guo Xia, what is she doing outside the imperial study?" Ma Xiuying's face sank, Guo Hui left with her front foot, and sent Guo Xia again, which was really restless for a moment.

Fu Shun said: "The slave didn't alarm her, and the slave looked at her as if she was waiting for someone." Do you want the slave to call her for the master to inquire?"

"No, you send someone into the woods to spy on her, and see who she's waiting for and what she's saying. Ma Xiuying's eyes widened, staring at Guo Xia in the distance without blinking.

The sunset is falling little by little, the sky is gradually darkening, the imperial lake has become a gray mirror, and the glazed tiles no longer reflect the golden light of the sun, and finally saw the ministers leaving the imperial study one after another, Ma Xiuying watched Guo Xia walk out of the woods and quickly greet an official, and after a few words, they parted ways.

It was not ten minutes before and after, and Fushun also received the news, "Master Qiqi, the minister who talked to Guo Xia is Han Gong, and she seems to have given Han Gong a thing." The contact between the two was too short for our people to hear what they were saying, did we cut things off?"

"There is no evidence, I am afraid that Li Shanchang will not admit it. Ma Xiuying shook her head and walked out of Yuncen Pavilion towards the imperial study. Along the way, her face was calm and her demeanor was calm, only her pursed lips and indifferent gaze showed that she was holding back her anger.

Guo Hui and Li Shanchang really colluded!

Guo Xia must have been instructed by Guo Hui when she came to see Li Shanchang, looking at their skillful attitude, I am afraid that it is not the first time to contact, no wonder Guo Hui is still arrogant in the palace without the support of his mother's family, it turns out that Li Shanchang is secretly supporting behind his back. It is said that the two are not related to each other, and they should not be involved in any case, unless the two have the same purpose.

Ma Xiuying subconsciously thought that the alliance between the two was to deal with herself, otherwise how could Li Shanchang take the risk of colluding with a concubine who lived in the harem in private, precisely because he was their common enemy.

Thinking of the movements of the harem and the changes in the court, Ma Xiuying became more and more sure that they joined forces to get rid of themselves quickly. Even though she knew that it was recorded in history that Queen Ma had never been deposed, she couldn't help but feel a chill at this moment.

People who look back at history can laugh at the past, but who can really do it without their own business?

She sighed to herself, today's unexpected discovery made her more and more vigilant, she felt that if she let things develop like before, sooner or later she would be ousted by the two of them. She doesn't care about power, but what about the children who have lost her protection? No, she must clean them up before they get into trouble!

Gathering her mind, Ma Xiuying walked into the imperial study, the room was brightly lit, the broken porcelain and rotten paper were nowhere to be seen, and the items on the Duobao Pavilion were completely new. Zhao Cheng lightly cleaned up the folds, and Zhu Yuanzhang leaned back on the chair and closed his eyes to recuperate.

Ma Xiuying asked Zhao Cheng in a low voice, "What about the prince?"

Zhu Yuanzhang heard the voice and opened his eyes, "I let him go back to rest." ”

"Is the emperor dining now?" Ma Xiuying looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, although he had recovered his complexion, his face still showed exhaustion.

"No, I don't have an appetite right now. ”

"Eat a little bit to pad your stomach, the emperor will not take care of the dragon body for his concubine and children, as well as the people of the world. Ma Xiuying directly instructed Zhao Cheng to pass on the meal, and persuaded Zhu Yuanzhang, "The emperor has eaten, please go and rest, don't stay up late tonight to review the recital." If the prince of Hubei knows about it, he doesn't want to see the emperor worrying about him and palpitations. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang had no choice but to get up and go to the dining room next door with Ma Xiuying. Both of them have things on their minds, and they chew wax in the face of delicious food. 1210